Workshop 2009 – Cumberland Ellis
Michael Sinha
Michael qualified as a lawyer in 1986 and has practised in London since 1988. Michael specialises in all aspects of commercial property with substantial experience of high-end investment property work and landlord and tenant matters in the commercial and retail sectors. He is highly experienced in dealing with the Not for Profit Sector having for many years advised NHS Trusts, housing associations, charitable organisations and religious denominations, as well as government organisations, on the acquisition, disposal and management of their property assets. Michael is a trustee of the FSI.
Martin Ackland
Martin is a solicitor specialising in commercial property. His main practice areas are real estate and trusts including charitable trusts. He has acted for a number of charities and has valuable knowledge of the framework and rules in which they operate. Martin has acted for the St Andrew Holborn Charities, SCOPE, FSID (Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths), the Scout Association and numerous private trusts. He advises these clients in relation to their property interests, governance issues and their business affairs generally.
Rebecca Patrickson
Rebecca is a solicitor in the company commercial department, acting for businesses and charities of all sizes. Rebecca has experience of advising a range of charitable clients on the commercial aspects of their work, including advising on commercial agreements, the constitution of organisations and the formation and registration of charitable entities.
Making sure you know the law and fundraising
1.30pm – Workshop Room Three
Michael Sinha, Martin Ackland and Rebecca Patrickson are solicitors with the London law firm Cumberland Ellis. Their workshop will consider the legal and regulatory framework surrounding fundraising and money laundering. The session will include an outline of the legal duties and responsibilities of charity trustees and practical examples to illustrate the issues involved.
The workshop will consider the need to be vigilant to ensure that your charity is not being used as a front for criminal activity. A summary of anti-money laundering procedures show trustees and charity professionals how to identify potentially suspicious transactions, alongside practical examples of how charities can and have been used to launder “dirty” money.
The session on fundraising will consider the legal framework of the Charities’ Act 2006 and Codes of Practice and will consider the issues relating to raising money from risky pursuits (e.g. parachute jumps), street and door to door collections and running a lottery.
